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Jacobs, Devon – Childhood Education, 2023
Given his role as Director of Technology, it may come as a surprise that Devon Jacobs is a staunch supporter of a no phones/limited technology approach for young students. In fact, when applying for his position at North Country School/Camp Treetops, he was drawn to the school's commitment to a reduced screen time, reduced media environment for…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, School Policy
Yadav, Savita; Chakraborty, Pinaki – Childhood Education, 2022
As they develop, children become interested in and use increasingly diverse apps on devices such as smartphones. For more than a decade, pediatricians, developmental psychologists, and computer scientists like us have been studying children's ability to use smartphone apps and the positive and negative effects of doing so. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Children, Handheld Devices, Internet, Computer Software
Yadav, Savita; Chakraborty, Pinaki – Childhood Education, 2021
Children like to play with smartphones and other touchscreen-based devices, and suitably developed apps can help in entertaining, nurturing, and educating children. For the last three years, the authors have been studying how children interact with smartphones and other touchscreen-based devices. They assert that knowing the capabilities of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Howie, Elisabeth; Colquhoun, Lisa – Childhood Education, 2021
In a small rural village in the Cambodian province of Kampong Cham, a group of 7th-grade students huddle around Android tablets, engrossed in an English language lesson. Guided by their teacher, they swipe from one interactive learning module to the next. They are not only building English literacy, but also developing digital skills. As they do…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Grade 7, Handheld Devices, Computer Software
Okatch, Dorothy – Childhood Education, 2021
Young people in East and Southern Africa need greater access to reliable information about health and education in order to make informed decisions on health matters--focusing on HIV and teenage pregnancy--and to increase basic education outcomes. Young 1ove organization, established in March 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana, is a grassroots, youth-led,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Promotion, Peer Teaching
Miller, Stacia C.; McIntyre, Christina J.; Lindt, Suzanne F. – Childhood Education, 2020
As the latest advances in technology make their way into the classroom, teachers are often overwhelmed with decisions about which technologies are the easiest to implement, best for student learning, and most interesting to students. Among the latest technology sensations to emerge are video response tools, which are online social interfaces for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary School Students, Technology Integration, Video Technology
Thorne, Kat – Childhood Education, 2020
A daunting challenge is affecting education in many areas of the world. Globally, education standards are suffering due to a major crisis in training and support for teachers. In low-income countries, efforts to raise pupil enrollment have been successful; however, lack of focus and policy direction around teacher quality means the majority of…
Descriptors: Teaching Skills, Teacher Competencies, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Faculty Development
Nigaglioni, Irene – Childhood Education, 2017
Although mobile applications and games often seem isolating and somewhat stationary, last year's augmented reality (AR) gaming craze Pokémon Go demonstrated how technology has the potential to promote socialization, collaboration, and physical activity while still engaging users. Pokémon Go's use of AR technology, which superimposes…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Computer Games, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Games
Morgan, Hani – Childhood Education, 2014
The growth of Twitter and similar sites has influenced many institutions. Many employers, for example, currently value digital literacy and look to hire employees who are skilled in social media. Since corporations increasingly value this type of literacy, researchers such as Greenhow and Gleason (2012) argue that educators need to respond by…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Social Networks, Technology Uses in Education
Lacina, Jan – Childhood Education, 2008
Struggling readers may regularly worry about reading at an appropriate speed and intonation. Fluency is a "hot" topic according to Jack Cassidy's annual reading survey published in "Reading Today," in which he interviews various literacy experts throughout the United States on the hot and not-so-hot reading topics. Fluency…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Instruction, Handheld Devices